Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.60

The Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.60 is a desktop processor built by Intel on the NetBurst architecture, under the Northwood codename. The database places it in the Pentium 4 HT (Northwood) generation. It has one physical core and two threads, with a base clock of 2.60 GHz and no boost clock recorded. The package uses Intel Socket 478. The processor carries a 69 W TDP and was manufactured on a 130 nm process with 55 million transistors and a 131 mm² die. Cache consists of 8 KB of L1 and 512 KB of L2; no L3 cache is listed. Memory support is DDR1 and DDR2, ECC memory is false, and integrated graphics are listed as “On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)”. Production status is end-of-life, with a release date of 2003-05-20. The part number SL6WHSL6WS is listed, and the multiplier is not unlocked. The benchmark record is sparse: benchmarks is empty, average benchmark score is 0, percentileVsAllCpus is 50, and nearestRivals is empty.

Who Should Consider It

The structural record points to a narrow workload profile. With 1 core and 2 threads, this processor cannot provide physical-core scalability for software that depends on multiple cores. Instead, it is aligned with single-threaded tasks where the 2.60 GHz base clock is the operating frequency reference. The two threads allow an operating system to see two logical processors on one physical core, which can be useful for task-level overlap but does not double execution capacity.

The data set contains no gaming benchmark scores, no creation-benchmark scores, and no office-productivity scores. That means workload recommendations must remain qualitative. Gaming performance is not measured in the record, creation performance is not measured, and office performance is not measured. The desktop market segment indicates the part was intended for desktop systems. The end-of-life production status and Intel Socket 478 interface place it on a mature platform. Memory support for DDR1 and DDR2 defines the memory environment available to those workloads. Because the multiplier is not unlocked, the recorded frequency relationship is tied to the 2.60 GHz base clock.

For a heavily threaded workload, the data offers no benchmark evidence to support this part. The single physical core is the limiting structural fact. For a system already built around Socket 478 and DDR1/DDR2 memory, and for software that can operate with two logical threads on one core, the structural facts are coherent. The absence of any benchmark entries, however, remains the decisive limitation for any broader recommendation.

Power and Thermals

The only thermal number in the fact pack is 69 W. That TDP is the processor’s thermal design power class. No boost clock is present, so the record contains no separate higher-power turbo state. The physical specifications behind the 69 W figure are the 130 nm process node, the 55 million transistor count, and the 131 mm² die size. The die area provides context for power density: the same thermal envelope is spread across 131 mm².

The socket is Intel Socket 478, which determines the mounting and platform constraints for any cooling solution. The data set does not specify a cooler size, heatsink design, or cooling tier. What can be inferred is limited to the TDP itself: a cooling solution rated for a 69 W TDP class is the appropriate reference point. Because memory support is DDR1 and DDR2, with no memory bus or memory bandwidth values recorded, memory-related thermal load cannot be assessed. ECC memory is listed as false, so ECC memory power behavior is outside the record.

The locked multiplier field is false, meaning the multiplier is not unlocked. As a result, the data does not describe a processor whose frequency ratio can be freely changed through multiplier adjustment. The base clock remains the recorded frequency reference for sustained operation.

Benchmark Performance

The benchmarks array for this processor is empty. The avgBenchmarkScore field is 0, but because no benchmark entries are present, this 0 is not supported by any test results. There are no per-application averages to report. The percentileVsAllCpus field is 50, meaning the processor sits at the midpoint of the all-CPU distribution in this database. However, with no underlying benchmark entries, that percentile cannot be tied to any specific workload or test.

The nearestRivals array is also empty, so no deltaPct values exist. The data set cannot express a statement such as “this CPU is X% faster than a named rival” because no rival is named. The only quantitative performance-related items in the record are structural: the 2.60 GHz base clock, the 1-core/2-thread configuration, the 8 KB L1 cache, and the 512 KB L2 cache. These are specifications, not measured throughput.

Benchmark performance cannot be described as ahead or behind any other part in this database. The 50th percentile value is a coarse positioning signal, but it cannot substitute for missing scores. The record contains no score that can be compared, no rival list to draw deltas from, and no benchmark sample to validate the percentile.

How It Compares

The nearestRivals list is empty. There are no named rivals, no rival scores, and no deltaPct values in the fact pack. Because of that, no head-to-head performance comparison can be written for any specific competitor. The only comparative field that is populated is percentileVsAllCpus, set to 50. That places the processor in the middle of the all-CPU distribution in the database, but without benchmark samples, the percentile is not evidence of tested performance equality or superiority.

The record also identifies the part as a desktop CPU on Intel Socket 478 with end-of-life production status. That context separates it from processors outside the Socket 478 platform, but the database does not supply comparative entries. In the usual comparison framework, a populated nearestRivals list would provide rival names and deltaPct values. Since that list is empty, the data set cannot establish a relative performance rank against any named product.

The 50th percentile remains the only broad ranking signal. It is a database-wide position rather than a measured margin over another CPU. No paragraph can state how this processor performs relative to a specific rival, because no such rival appears in the fact pack.

Single-Thread vs Multi-Thread Behavior

The processor has one core and two threads. The HT designation in the product name and the threads count of 2 both point to simultaneous multithreading on a single physical core. Because there is only one core, the two threads are logical rather than physical. A single-threaded workload operates through one execution path at the 2.60 GHz base clock. A two-thread workload can attempt to keep more of the core’s resources busy, but both threads share the same execution core.

The cache layout is an 8 KB L1 cache and a 512 KB L2 cache, with no L3 cache listed. Both logical threads share these caches. The absence of an L3 cache means the recorded cache hierarchy stops at 512 KB. The locked multiplier fixes the core frequency ratio, so the base clock is the reference point for both single-threaded and multi-threaded operation.

The data set does not include a benchmark score that quantifies the efficiency of the two-thread arrangement. Structurally, multi-thread scaling is capped by the single physical core. Software that requires multiple physical cores will not see core-count scaling. The two threads can improve resource utilization in mixed workloads, but the data set provides no percentage for that improvement. The difference between the 8 KB L1 cache and the 512 KB L2 cache also suggests that working sets fitting within the 512 KB L2 cache will be handled entirely by the recorded on-die cache levels, though memory latency and memory bandwidth are not recorded.

FAQ

Q: How many cores and threads are listed?

A: The fact pack lists 1 core and 2 threads.

Q: What is the base clock and is there a boost clock?

A: The base clock is 2.60 GHz. The boostClock field is null, so no boost clock is specified.

Q: What is the TDP?

A: The TDP is 69 W. The data set does not specify a cooler or heatsink tier.

Q: What memory types does it support?

A: Memory support is DDR1 and DDR2. ECC memory is listed as false, and the memory bus and memory bandwidth fields are not populated.

Q: Does it have integrated graphics?

A: The integratedGraphics field says “On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)”. The data does not describe a processor-integrated GPU.

Q: What is the production status and release date?

A: The production status is end-of-life, and the release date is 2003-05-20.